Food waste index report 2024
<p>The world wasted an estimated 19 per cent of the food produced globally in 2022, or about 1.05 billion metric tons, according to this new report by the UNEP.</p>
<p>The world wasted an estimated 19 per cent of the food produced globally in 2022, or about 1.05 billion metric tons, according to this new report by the UNEP.</p>
Global health has in recent years drawn increasing scientific, political and popular attention not only due to global epidemics themselves,but also because of the social activities and environmental conditions that shape health threats and influence those who are affected.
Current day concentrations of ground level ozone (O3) are commonly reducing crop yields by between 5 and 35 % at agriculturally important locations across South Asia. O3 induced economic crop losses could be in the region of $4 billion per annum for staple crops in South Asia; such losses are likely to impact more on poor and vulnerable people.
The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) convened a High-Level Policy Dialogue to discuss
Food supply is an issue for millions of people worldwide facing soaring market prices, impacts of climate change on food harvests, and other agricultural problems. With the world population estimated to reach 9 billion by 2050, problems of food security demand significant advances in agricultural productivity and competitiveness.
PALAKKAD: As part of the Food Security Mission
Agriculture in developing countries was transformed when scientists met aid officials and convinced them to invest in research. Lowell S. Hardin was there, and believes today's food crisis demands a similar vision.
The World Bank mission on Monday showed keen interest in capacity building and other technical assistance (TA) programmes dealing with food security, water efficiency and dairy farming. The World Bank mission, headed by Ms Christine Rennie expressed these views during a visit to Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited Headquarters and met the Bank
A pitiable harvest this year has left small farmers all over central and northern Afghanistan facing hunger, and aid officials are warning of an acute food shortage this winter for nine million Afghan
The future of small and marginal farmers and small-scale food production, and thereby food security to a large extent, revolves around access.
Provisional FAO estimates show that the number of undernourished people in 2007 increased by 75 million, over and above FAO